Pat Tillman unselfishly set out to defend this country with what some would call old-school American values. His actions were carried out in a manner reminiscent of a time in history when men walked away from good careers and bright futures to enlist in the armed forces. The act should have served as an example [...]

The Rapture is coming, says Pastor Fred Phelps, and the country is drowning in the sin of homosexuality. For 55 years, Phelps has led the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, which gained notoriety in recent years for picketing the funerals of soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan. The pastor and his congregation stand [...]

At age 70, days pass like minutes, years go by like days. If I could compress the seven decades I have lived into seven days, this is what that week in my life would look like. Exactly one week ago, I was born in a small town in Ecuador. From what I remember of the [...]

If Secretary of Defense Robert Gates wants to ensure that the reductions he proposed on August 10, 2010 are meaningful, he can set a good example by trimming his own bureaucracy, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, or OSD, and eliminating the civilian secretaries of the military departments. Although the Department of Defense was [...]

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When we created the Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Foundation, we had people just like James in mind. James, an Iraq veteran, is the first person the Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Foundation has sponsored to receive a full evaluation, including brain scans (see image) and treatment, at the Amen Clinics. Here is [...]

“You need somebody to assure you that it’s not abnormal. It’s not abnormal to have difficulty sleeping. It’s not abnormal to be jumpy at loud sounds. It’s not abnormal to find yourself with mood swings at seemingly trivial matters. More than anything else, just to be able to say that out loud.” –General Carter Ham,  [...]

I’ve always been dismayed by the incredibly nasty fights people have about money when they get divorced. Clearly, there are all kinds of factors that are involved — hurt feelings, betrayal, custody of the kids, and the list goes on. But the loss of trust — the sense that your partner is no longer a [...]

According to the U.S. Army, the June 2010 statistics for military suicides look as grim as ever. Despite all of the prevention programs being studied and implemented, 32 soldiers reportedly took their own life. That is more than one soldier per day. Just as the Army released the dismal numbers for June suicides, my email [...]

Okay, it is official. “Summer” is here. A few days ago, I saw the first article promising higher prices at the pump for Memorial Day. The traditional kickoff to the summer season always brings front-page stories about travel costs, traffic snarls, picnic tips, and what to wear at the beach. Can a bathing suit sale [...]